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Prayer times in Rāikot
Residents of and visitors to Rāikot can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Rāikot is a city in India, in Punjab, with about 28,734 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for this exact location and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Rāikot today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method.
Prayer calendar for Rāikot
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Rāikot
Prayer times in Rāikot vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 3:48 AM and Maghrib at 7:33 PM, giving a day of 14 h 08 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:54 AM and Maghrib to 5:30 PM, and the day lasts only 10 h 10 min. That is a difference of 3 h 58 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:12 AM | 6:32 AM | 12:35 PM | 4:02 PM | 6:39 PM | 7:59 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:48 AM | 5:25 AM | 12:29 PM | 4:06 PM | 7:33 PM | 9:11 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:56 AM | 6:16 AM | 12:20 PM | 3:47 PM | 6:24 PM | 7:44 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:54 AM | 7:20 AM | 12:25 PM | 3:12 PM | 5:30 PM | 6:57 PM |
Compared with New Delhi, Dhuhr in Rāikot comes roughly 6 minutes later than in New Delhi, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 11 minutes later than in the capital. Rāikot is 274 km from the capital, towards the north-west. For this reason we calculate every city with its own coordinates instead of using one timetable for the whole country.
Finding the Qibla from Rāikot
From Rāikot you pray towards the west, at an angle of 262.6° from true north; the Kaaba is 3,701 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Rāikot and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Remember that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Fasting hours in Rāikot during Ramadan
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Rāikot is around 5:43 AM and iftar at 6:09 PM, for a fast of 12 h 17 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 5:16 AM and iftar to 6:31 PM, for a fast of 13 h 06 min. The daily timetable appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Rāikot is located
Rāikot is located at 30.6500° N, 75.6000° E, in Punjab, in India. The nearest administrative centre is Nakodar, 54 km away. Close by you will find Jagraon (19 km), Ahmedgarh (22 km), and Mūllānpur (23 km). We apply these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Rāikot
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Punjab, India
- Population
- 28,734
- Coordinates
- 30.65000, 75.60000
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30
- Calculation method
- University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi
- Qibla direction
- 262.6° (west)
- Distance to Makkah
- 3,701 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Rāikot
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Rāikot is held at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:35 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 77 minutes around 21 June: 4:06 PM for the majority, 5:24 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
To get the most accurate countdown, make sure your device’s clock is correct: the countdown depends on it. The prayer times themselves are always calculated in the local time of Rāikot (UTC+5:30), wherever you are.
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Prayer times in Rāikot: questions and answers
Do prayer times in Rāikot differ from New Delhi?
Yes. Rāikot is 274 km from New Delhi, towards the north-west, and Dhuhr in Rāikot comes about 6 minutes later than in New Delhi.
When is Maghrib in Rāikot?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:30 PM on 21 December and 7:33 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Rāikot during Ramadan?
About 12 h 17 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 06 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What time is Fajr in Rāikot?
Fajr in Rāikot changes with the seasons: about 3:48 AM on 21 June and about 5:54 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Which calculation method is used for Rāikot?
We use the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 18° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.